This is the heartwarming moment a little girl with cerebral palsy who has always relied on walking aids beat the odds to walk into school unaided on her first day.

Little Lilac Jackson, who has spastic diplegia cerebral palsy, walked into her classroom for her first day of primary school on Monday, without any help, as her parents Leila, 37, and Barry, 39, watched in amazement.

And Leila said Lilac, who is almost five, has been "blowing her teacher's minds" during her first week at Woodmancote Primary School in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, as she potters around her classroom unaided.

The mum-of-three, who also has daughter Lulu, 13, and three-year-old Leo, said: "It's everything we've ever wanted. Her attitude is amazing.

"It just says so much about how far she's come, and how ready she was for this.

Lilac Jackson, who has cerebral palsy, beat the odds to walk into school on her very first day (Image: Leila Jackson /SWNS.COM)

Lilac Jackson had always relied on walking aids to move about (Image: SWNS)

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And little Lilac will soon make her TV debut - as she was cast alongside Broadchurch and Doctor Who star David Tennant in upcoming ITV crime thriller, Deadwater Fell.

Lilac bagged the role through talent agency Zebedee, an agency for those with disabilities.

"The process was incredible for Lilac's confidence — she got more out of it than any therapy session we could pay for. She absolutely loved it," Leila said.

Spastic diplegia cerebral palsy, historically known as Little's disease, is a neurological condition that usually appears in infancy or early childhood and permanently affects muscle control and coordination.

Affected people have increased muscle tone which leads to stiff or tight muscles and exaggerated reflexes - in the legs.